The “Fairy Tales of Hope” project was originally launched in 2004, with the goal of providing funding for carefully screened partner charitable organizations. It is the brainchild of photographer and artistic director Diane Wilson, who is herself dealing with the debilitation of MS.

This year Fairy Tales of Hope is excited to be working for therapeutic riding, and specifically together with CARD, the Community Association for Riding for the Disabled, whose motto is “A Magical Connection”. Card’s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with disabilities through quality therapeutic riding programs. Since 1969 CARD, a registered charity has proudly provided this unique form of therapy for people with disabilities with success that can be described as “Magic”. Every day, riders experience the “hope and joy” that therapeutic riding brings to their lives by improving their well being - physically, cognitively and emotionally.

The 2006 calendar encompasses an equine theme in its presentation, and most of the models featured are children and adults with disabilities who benefit from therapeutic riding as part of their treatment. This year’s photographic images of fairy tale scenes with therapeutic horses use magical, hand-illustrated scenery to tell stories of hope for families and children, while focusing on their beauty rather than the disability. The images are the result of long hours of collaboration with many artisans, most of whom have donated their time and expertise to the project.

We invite you to experience the magic that you will find within the pages of this storybook calendar, and encourage you to share the calendar as a gift with your colleagues, employees, suppliers, friends, and family. The price is $20 (taxes in + shipping) and the calendar can be ordered on the websites at fairytalesofhope.com or card.ca.